Innovation Development (IDP) funding pot for Offshore Wind

Innovation Development (IDP) funding pot for Offshore Wind is sponsored by Innovate UK Business Connect (specifically for NE England). Offers grants for Research and Development in offshore wind carried out by companies in North East England.

Future offshore wind technologies: feasibility studies - Innovate UK Business Connect Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Future offshore wind technologies: feasibility studies Future offshore wind technologies: feasibility studies UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10m to support Offshore Wind technologies across two competition strands.

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Energy , Infrastructure , Sustainability Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest a maximum of £10 million across both strands of the competition. This funding is from Innovate UK. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received.

The aim of this competition is to support early stage innovation projects within offshore wind, aligned with the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan . It will build a pipeline of high growth UK businesses and technologies, preparing them for scale up, follow on support and future commercial deployment.

Your proposal must focus on feasibility studies in one of the five priority areas: advanced turbine technology industrialised foundations and substructures future electrical systems and cables smart environmental services next generation installations, operations and maintenance This competition is split into two strands: Future offshore wind technologies: feasibility studies ( this strand: early stage projects, total costs of between £50,000 and £250,000, open to SMEs working alone or to business-led consortia which contain at least one SME) Future offshore wind technologies: industrial research (mid-stage projects, total costs of between £150,000 and £1.

5 million, open to business-led consortia which contain at least one SME) The two strands also have differences in scope: please check that your technology is in scope before starting your application. It is your responsibility to ensure you submit your application to the correct strand for your project. You will not be able to transfer your application, and it will not be sent for assessment if it is out of scope.

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To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered: research and technology organisation (RTO) If your project is collaborative, you must ensure that no one partner accounts for more than 70% of the total eligible costs. To work alone your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME).

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Your project must focus on one or more of the following: Advanced turbine technology: automation of manufacturing process Industrialised foundations and substructures for deepwater solutions greater than 50m: deep water foundations, floating and hybrid design improved manufacturing technologies for lower cost and increased durability application of novel materials for lightweighting and lower costs Future electrical systems and cables: dynamic cables at 132kV or greater Smart environmental services: advanced solutions for autonomous environmental data collection and surveying environmental data analytic solutions integrating Machine Learning and AI Next generation installation and operations and maintenance: technologies for optimisation of operational uptime and lifespan autonomous inspection and condition monitoring solutions const el = $refs['accordion4']; const top = el.

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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Innovate UK Business Connect will be holding several online supporting events for this competition. The briefing event for the feasibility studies strand was held on Monday 13 April: click here to watch the recording . You can also download the slides from the briefing .

We will also be holding an FAQs and Consortia Building event on Thursday 23 April, 13:00-15:00, and surgeries on 28 April, 5 May and 19 May. Click here to register for supporting events . If you would like help to find a collaboration partner, or have any other queries, contact Innovate UK Business Connect’s Energy team .

Innovate UK's application and funding process If you need more information about how to apply, please read our funding support pages. For additional support, reach out to our team of innovation experts who are ready to help you navigate the application process and maximise your chances of success.

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Innovate UK Business Connect supports the offshore wind industry as a major contributor to the ORE Catapult innovation hub funded by BEIS, as well as supporting the companies who are making applications for funding for offshore renewables. Connect with Innovate UK Business Connect I agree to receive marketing communications, including newsletters, from Innovate UK Business Connect.